Painters from France

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary French Painters of all time. This list of famous French Painters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of French Painters.

1. #1

   

   Claude Monet

   1840 - 1926

   HPI 88.69131 languages

   Claude Monet was a French painter who is most famous for his paintings of water lilies, haystacks, and other scenes of nature.

2. #2

   

   Henri Matisse

   1869 - 1954

   HPI 86.28151 languages

   Henri Matisse is most famous for his use of color and expressive brushstrokes in his paintings.

3. #3

   

   Pierre-Auguste Renoir

   1841 - 1919

   HPI 86.0296 languages

   Pierre-Auguste Renoir is most famous for his paintings of people.

4. #4

   

   Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

   1780 - 1867

   HPI 85.42121 languages

   Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French Neoclassical painter. He is most famous for his portraits, which are characterized by their simplicity and attention to detail.

5. #5

   

   Paul Cézanne

   1839 - 1906

   HPI 85.32112 languages

   Paul Cézanne is most famous for his still life paintings, landscapes, and portraits. He is often considered the father of modern art.

6. #6

   

   Paul Gauguin

   1848 - 1903

   HPI 85.15111 languages

   Paul Gauguin is most famous for his painting, "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?"

7. #7

   

   Édouard Manet

   1832 - 1883

   HPI 84.0899 languages

   Édouard Manet is most famous for his paintings of Parisian life in the 1860s.

8. #8

   

   Eugène Delacroix

   1798 - 1863

   HPI 83.9293 languages

   Eugène Delacroix is most famous for his painting of Liberty Leading the People, which commemorates the July Revolution of 1830.

9. #9

   

   Edgar Degas

   1834 - 1917

   HPI 82.4794 languages

   Edgar Degas is most famous for his paintings of dancers.

10. #10

    

    Jacques-Louis David

    1748 - 1825

    HPI 82.1185 languages

    Jacques-Louis David was a French painter and sculptor in the Neoclassical style. He was a leading artist in the early 19th century, and is best known for his large historical paintings, including Oath of the Horatii, Death of Socrates, and The Sabine Women.